Ladies....

“It has been 2 years since I have backpacked.....and I would love some input......give me some of your best tips....fav gear.....do's and don't.....any info ya want.....all will be greatly appreciated.......thanks.....”

“Why do I feel insulted?”

“Hey there, Divinity. Wife of Humanpackmule here.

Pack A LOT of those antibacterial wipes!
I now use an pepsi can alky stove I made instead of white gas or anything bulky and heavy. I'm working on making an adjustable flame stove soon, too.
I don't care how many days some of these grunts can go without a clothing change, but fresh skivvies are a must.
Reevaluate the gear you have; how much of it can you replace with lighter gear for as little money as possible?
Are you a hot or cold sleeper? This is very important to consider when choosing your sleeping and your tentmate, if you have one. One snuggler and one nonsnuggler in a tent can be a very bad combo.
I'll type more when I can think of them.”

“I second the wipes suggestion but I use diaper wipes that have dried out. I pack a ziplock of them and moisten them as needed. I do pack stridex pads that're individually wrapped, one per day, or a dove wipe per day crammed into a film cannister.

Use trekking poles! they're worth their weight in gold.

Use two 2 gallon ziplocks for laundry, one for campsuds water, one for rinse water. Hang your clothes on a clothes line and secure them with straightpins so they don't fall off.”

“I am sorry if I offended you.........I will take any advise from anyone and welcome it......I do love to talk gear....feel free to advise me in any way..........”

“Be careful of free advice from a guy called Dirty Old Man!
JK!”

“LOL..I guess so.....”

“Rats and I had a lot of free advice to give - hehe :P”

“I will loan all the lighter gear you might need...one small tent and a down bag, even a thermarest to replace those blue thingy's you use now...”

“Sounds like your going to be in good shape. the Poles, wipes and wash thingy (what a great idea, Sass!) are great. I would suggest also packing common scence, a proper additude and a smile. You're going to have fun!!”

“my advice- rob a bank, go to your favorite gear store and try one of everything!”

“I like the idea of ladies giving advice to ladies..keep this thread going (no offense guys) but our needs are different from yalls.”

“i wish I could add something important to this list, but there is not much to add.

I need is my wipes and clean underwear.
I also love my hiking poles. Found out the other day (for anyone that cares) that you you burn more calories using hikingpoles then without. But I love them for other reasons.


I am starting to learn how to read a compass with a map, because you never know...at the end everyone maybe is depending on you!”

“ME, take me along...I am good to cuddle with, I can rub blister cream on your sore feet, give great massages at camp after those long treks, I can gather all the wood for the fire and cut it up into nice managable peices, I can cook...OMG!!! can I cook. I can help keep the tent warmer and I smell good after a long hot hike ( I never sweat) I can fetch a pail of water...and as for those handiwipes...I'd be glad to do the wiping.”

“Laying it on pretty thick there stik!”

“I wouldn't want to sound too desperate, now...pathetic yes, desperate, no.”

“Well, I'll vouch for stikmon. Just don't let him LEAD the trip. But as cabana boy, he's just fine. ;-)”

“Now there's an endorsement!”

“LOL.....what a joy to come home tired from work and read this thread......and having a good laugh........thanks all.....”

“Another little tip Buddur showed me...carry a small compass handy for orienting your map in the right direction (point the "N" toward North), it always helps to have the map pointed in the right direction, lol.”

“I now come with references...nice former GF...gotta like that.”

“Too bad Matt never set up those classified ads, stikky, you could list yourself as a "cabana boy for hire"...”

“How about a Bandana Boy?”

“stickmon's add would be "have stick, will...." oh nevermind.”

“THE BALLAD OF STIKMON

Have stick will travel, reads the card of a man
A cabana boy sans cabana in a savage land
His fast stick for hire, heeds the calling femme
A cabana boy of leisure, is a man called --- stikmon

stikmon, stikmon, where do you roam
stikmon, stikmon, far, far from home

He travels on to whereever he must
A hiking stick of wood is his badge of trust
There are campfire legends that the single girls sing
Of the man with the stick, of the man called --- stikmon.

stikmon, stikmon, where do you roam
stikmon, stikmon, far, far from home

Far from home, far from home.”

“LOL, Bitpusher!”

“I'm glad someone appreciated it...”

“OMG.......LMAO.......hahaahaha........too funny”

“your a sick man...but one that we all love. Too freakin funny. Don't you ever do any work?

anyway...that taboo is a hottie...can I rub hot oil on your smooth tanned hard body?”

“I do work sometimes...got a lot to do in the next few weeks actually.”

“always wanted my own cabana boy....”

“Just be sure to check the river levels before you go canoeing with stikmon. ;)”

“thats great...I can set up at tc3, and give out hot oil massages to the ladies.
Gonna order one today.

shuddup Stove. your not nice anymore.”

“hot tanned body? I have no tan no more :( but i will be reconstructing it promtly. However cabana boys that can cook, fetch water, chop wood (all kinds of wood), make mans great fire, and beat up a bear with his bear hands might be good. and oh yeah he has to OMG cook!!! hehehe”

“I have a victim though....oops I mean cabana boy.

..::::::looks to the left
..::::::looks to the right...

ok its safe to tell you that he totally cant cook though”

“but what if they dont' know how to read a compass?
I say stay on the trail!!”

“LOL @ stikmon”

“ok.....what kind of pants???/....and shirts????
I have polyester undies........and a very personal question....what kind of panties on the trail?????”

“ya'll can e-mail me answers...if ya want....”

“can you say commando”

“do you go commando???/”

“Guys can go commando no problem. I won't.”

“poly panties are just fine. It's really a personal choice...just make sure it's wicking or commando.”

“Gee and we were looking forward to hearing all about what kind of panties were being worn on the trail.......

:{”

“LOL...hahahahahahaaa”

“Think of the weight savings...and the added calorie intake on the trail...”

“Then I can really say..." eat my shorts".......”

“seriously....what kind of (long) pants......”

“depends on the temp -

100+ skinny dip
50 + shorts and optional gaiters
below 50 I wear dual layer warm-up sweats...”